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When Timothy Snyder speaks, I listen. Today, he outlines how Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth represents 13 steps to national destruction. Here's the posting in toto:

"1. Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, has no qualifications for the job. He has never run a large organization and has no national security expertise."


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snyder.substack.com/p/pete-heg

Thinking about... · Pete Hegseth: The Short CourseBy Timothy Snyder

@wdlindsy
Hegseth is exactly the wrong military specialism for that job. It needs someone who understands the vital importance of logistics and teamwork, and Special Forces is exactly not that.

William Lindsey :toad:

@SoftwareTheron Yes. Unfortunately, a large number of Americans chose to ignore the advice of several tope military leaders about what was coming if Trump regained the White House. Now we're going to pay the price for that choice, I fear — all of us.